Q: I have an Emperor grandfather clock that will not run. Do you know someone who will come to my house to repair this clock? I also have a Linden mantel clock that needs repairs. Thank you! —Hildy ...

And grandfather clocks, prized by some, but they tend to scare children, for many kid’s cartoons and stories seem to feature ...

Nigel Barnes, a fifth-generation horologist, acknowledges that it is a “tall order” to learn to fix a clock in two days. But some manage it, he said. Nigel Barnes working with Seán Martin, who had ...

My grandparents’ tiny house on Long Island was full of clocks. A grandfather clock stood stoically next to the seltzer cabinet, and a pendulum wall clock kept watch above the crystal candy jar in the ...

Stuart McGreavy looks on as apprentice Richard Cohen looks on. Cohen, Schenectady, had a long career with Bed Bath & Beyond and wants to earn supplemental income and learn a new skill as a clocksmith.

Charles Christensen has been repairing timepieces of all kinds at his Clockmaker’s Gallery since 1979. The shop services a wide variety of clocks, from rare, centuries-old pieces to modern ones.

Saturday night, many Americans will take a minute to push their clocks forward an hour. At least, they’ll need to do that for those clocks that will not spring forward automatically. It’s the ...